Jharkhand Govt Tells Schools to Suspend Morning Assembly, Sports Activities

Ranchi: In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in some states of the country, the Jharkhand School Education and Literacy Department has asked schools to suspend morning assembly, cultural programmes, and sports activities, officials said on Monday.Also Read – Telangana Police Recruitment 2022: Registration Begins For 16,614 Posts From May 2, Check Notification on tslprb.in

The School Education and Literacy Department has issued a fresh COVID-19 guideline for schools in Jharkhand in light of rising COVID-19 cases in some states. Also Read – EXIM Bank Recruitment 2022: Only Three Days Left to Apply For 21 Officer Posts| Read Details Here

As per the new guideline, the schools have been asked to conduct health checkups on a regular basis in coordination with nearest health centres and district administrations have been directed to ensure random COVID-19 tests of students and teachers. Morning assembly, cultural programmes, and sports activity will remain suspended in schools, an official release said. Also Read – GPSSB Recruitment 2022: Registration For 3137 Posts to Begin From April 26| Read Details Here

The School Education and Literacy Department secretary Rajesh Kumar Sharma in a letter to all deputy commissioners, district education officers, and district superintendents of education, has asked them to follow COVID-19 guidelines in a bid to restrict the spread of the disease.

Expressing concern, the secretary said, An increase in the infection rate of Covid-19 is being seen in many states of the country for the past 15 days, which is worrying. At such a time, it is imperative to ensure all necessary initiatives at the priority level to prevent the infection of COVID-19 in the state-run schools.

The schools have been asked to sanitise school premises, classrooms, laboratories, library, and others with 1 per cent sodium hypochlorite solution before the beginning of educational activities and complete sanitization of the institution every 15 days.

The protocol of mask and social distancing must be followed. Double doses of the Covid vaccine must be ensured for all teaching and non-teaching staff. Arrangements for vaccination of students in the age group of 12 and 18 years should be ensured in coordination with the health department. According to the Health Department bulletin released on April 23, there are a total of 21 active COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand.